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Tea canister
Chinese Export
1760–70
Object Place: East Asia, China for export
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 × 6.4 cm (4 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession Number51.839a-b
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionTea canister, for the Danish market. Eliptical in section, fluted at corners, with wide short feet. Flat shoulder, gilded shaped collar. Black and gilt design on cover and upper sides. On front, Neptune (holding trident) and Amphitrite hold a crown over shaped plaques each with medallions: in one a femail portrait bust, a monogram in the other. A ship under sail with Danish flag on the back.
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)